Imagine The
Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would
that have sounded like? Find out for yourself when Classical
Mystery Tour performs live in concert.
Starting with their first show at the Orange County Performing Arts Center
in Los Angeles, Classical Mystery Tour has been a hit with both
critics and fans. The Los Angeles Times called the show "more
than just an incredible simulation...the swelling strings and soaring
French horn lines gave Saturday's live performance a high goose-bump quotient...the
crowd stood and bellowed for more."
The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound
just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than
just a rock concert. The full show presents some 30 Beatles tunes
sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear "Penny
Lane" with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of "Yesterday"
with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the rock/classical blend
on the hard edged "I Am the Walrus." From early Beatles
music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the
best of The Beatles like you've never heard them: totally live.
Classical Mystery Tour features Jim Owen (John Lennon) on rhythm
guitar, piano, and vocals; Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) on bass guitar,
piano, and vocals; Tom Teeley (George Harrison) on lead guitar and vocals;
and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr) on drums and vocals. Martin Herman
conducts the symphony orchestra.
"We really make an effort to sound exactly like the originals,"
explains Owen, who admits that he and the other three Classical Mystery
Tour members are big Beatles fans. "The orchestra score
is exact, right down to every note and instrument that was on the original
recording. On 'Got to Get You Into My Life,' we have two tenor saxes
and three trumpets. That's what it was written for, and that's what
we use. And on 'A Day in the Life,' can you imagine that big orchestra
crescendo happening live?"
From the recent celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the Beatles’ triumphant visit to the U.S., to the
success of The Beatles Anthology and The Beatles 1 albums,
the demand for Beatles material is greater than ever. Many Beatles
fans never had the opportunity to experience a live Beatles show; Classical
Mystery Tour offers that live experience in the comfort of a concert
hall.
"The power of the emotional and nostalgic connection back to
each of our individual experiences with The Beatles is hard to put into
words." |
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